Fife and drum muster downtown Monroe this weekend

Military music reminiscent of the early years in America’s history will be heard in down­town Monroe this weekend as the National Fife and Drum Muster marches into town.

This is the seventh year of the event, considered the only one of its kind in the Midwest, coordinator Scott Lonsdale said.

Although the number of musicians and groups are fewer than last year, when aboout 500 musicians from about a dozen groups partici­pated, that is in part because last year’s program was a national gathering and the schedule has returned to its regional roots.

That being said, some of the groups who attended last year would like to come back to Monroe in future years, Mr. Lonsdale said. The atmosphere and setting of Loranger Square as a perfor­mance site really made an impression on many of them, he said.

This year’s program starts with a tattoo, or a perfor­mance, at 7 p.m. Friday at the square at E. First and Wash­ington Sts. The parade is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and will follow S. Monroe St. from Seventh to First Sts., then turning on E. First to Loranger Square for the concert.

Because of the concert and parade, in addition to a down­town garage sale on Saturday, there will be off and on street closures in parts of downtown this weekend.

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